''Gnist'' (Spark) is a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

quarterly marxist periodical published by the

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

party

Red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

. The magazine was started with the name ''Røde Fane'' (''Red Banner'') in 1969. In 2005 it changed its name to ''Rødt!'' (Red!), and in 2017 again to ''Gnist''. Its political positions are

Marxist Marxism is a Left-wing politics, left-wing to Far-left politics, far-left method of socioeconomic analysis that uses a Materialism, materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to understand S ...

. Erik Ness was executive editor from 1993 until 2017, when Ingrid Baltzersen took over. Controversy arose in 2009, when the magazine ran an article promoting Bosnian genocide denial.Debate on the topic: * * * * *

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